oligogenicadj.
/ˌɒlᵻɡə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌɑləɡoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˈˌoʊləɡoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ Genetics.
Of a heritable characteristic: controlled by a few genes. Cf. polygenic adj.2
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monofactorial1920
monogenic1921
polygenic1928
multigenic1933
additive1936
oligogenic1943
X-linked1949
Y-linked1949
multigene1954
structural gene1959
orthologous1970
paralogous1970
1943 K. Mather in Biol. Rev. 18 34 Differences distinguishing species may be oligogenic, i.e. they may be controlled by a small number of genes having effects large when compared with non-heritable fluctuation.
1975 Amer. Jrnl. Human Genetics 27 31 Theoretical details are given of various oligogenic models for segregation analysis that are available as a general segregation analysis..package.
1997 Human Molecular Genetics 6 1693 Genetic epidemiological studies..also suggest an oligogenic inheritance of susceptibility [to multiple sclerosis].
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1943